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VA center receives $1,000 health grant

Published 8:00 pm, Wednesday, July 14, 2004

The Public Health Strategic Health Care Group of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw will receive a $1,000 grant through its 2004 VA Public Health Grants Program.

Medical Center Director Gabriel Perez stated "the grant will be utilized for education and the establishment of a "First Time Clinic" which will provide extensive information about Hepatitis C. In addition to the education materials, a support group will be established to provide support to one another by sharing their own experiences, guided by factual knowledge about the disease."

The monthly support group is designed for new patients or previously untreated veterans with Hepatitis C to improve compliance, reduce side effects, and empower veterans against Hepatitis C.

The support group and the clinic will be lead by Dr. Nicholas Haddad, Infectious Diseases, with the assistance of Paula Dennison, RN., Infection Control Nurse, Cathy Wood, RN, and Les Hosmer, RN.